So the Ravens turned their attention to [John] Harbaugh, who despite his lack of head coaching experience and his relatively young age was far from green.
The 45-year-old Harbaugh's genetic makeup is laced with football, and he had 25 years of coaching experience. He's the son of 41-year coaching veteran Jack Harbaugh -- former head coach at both Western Michigan and Western Kentucky -- and brother to 13-year NFL quarterback Jim Harbaugh, now the head football coach at Stanford.

Baltimore should know better. History has proven the cases time and again.
If you force your No. 1 quarterback prospect of the future into the limelight early, you're taking a very calculated risk. Think of all of the former No. 1 guys who aren't even in the league anymore, or in Matt Leinhart's case at least, scouring the crowd for "mad hotties."
Ryan Leaf. Tim Couch. Akili Smith. David Carr. Joey Harrington (Hey! Baltimore almost signed him; wait, they still might!). The aforementioned [Kyle] Boller. Leinhart. Alex Smith.

Baltimore (5-11) -- I look for Ravens rookie head coach John Harbaugh to spend his first season figuring out which guys he can win with, and which guys are part of the problem. The culture change he has begun in Baltimore won't pay dividends right away, but give him time.

Pittsburgh Steelers -- I was going to pick Baltimore, but the Ed Reed shoulder/neck injury and the Ravens' offense (or lack of it -- rookie Joe Flacco gets the first start at quarterback) was enough to give me the heebie jeebies. So I'll take the Steelers, though I'm not exactly thrilled about their prospects.

He ultimately picks the Ravens to finish third in the division and again mentions Reed's health as a key factor:

The Ravens need Reed at safety. If his shoulder doesn't hold up, then Baltimore's defense is driving without a few lug nuts attached to the tires. His replacement, Jim Leonhard, didn't exactly distinguish himself while with the Bills. The less said about the offense, the better. Injuries have the quarterback position in flux.

Johnson did not want to discuss his legal name change to Ocho Cinco in his first interview since the news became public. Asked if he would try to get the name on his jersey for the season opener at Baltimore, Johnson said, "It don't matter what it says. It don't matter. If it ain't about the Ravens, I don't want to talk."

Forget their obvious question marks at quarterback. It's the super young, super inexperienced offensive line that scares me most about the Ravens. Long gone are the days of Jonathan Ogden holding the unit together.